Course: History of Music Types and Genres: Baroque Opera

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Course title History of Music Types and Genres: Baroque Opera
Course code KMU/DHDŽ1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Spáčilová Jana, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- sociological and cultural role of opera in the 18th century - text and music: libretto and score, dramaturgy of baroque opera - acting and dance - visual art: costume and scenography - main tendencies of progress (Italy, France, Vienna, Czech Lands)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 12 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Baroque opera seria as a crossover of art. In the cycle of lectures will be enlarged selected chapters from the field of the italian opera of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Students will acquire the knowledge of opera, baroque music and about interpretation.
Prerequisites
no

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

active participation in classes, attending the seminar, seminar paper, orientation issues in baroque opera, at least 70% success rate in the interim and final credit test
Recommended literature
  • Ewa Obniska. (1993). Claudio Monteverdi. Gdaňsk.
  • Jan Racek. (1938). Slohové problémy italské monodie. Praha - Brno.
  • Johanes Jansen. (2004). Opera. Brno.
  • Manfred Fritz Bukofzer. (1986). Hudba v období baroka. Bratislava.
  • Miloš Štědroň. (1985). Claudio Monteverdi: génius opery. Praha.
  • Ulrich Michels. (2000). Encyklopedický atlas hudby. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -